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Grateful Dead Live at Madison Square Garden on 1983-10-11

by Grateful Dead

Publication date: 1983-10-11 ( check for other copies)

Topics: Charlie Miller, Rob Eaton, J.J. Clifton

Collection: GratefulDead

Band/Artist: Grateful Dead

Resource: DeadLists Project

Item Size: 1.2G

Set 1:
d1t01 - Tuning
d1t02 - Wang Dang Doodle ->
d1t03 - Jack Straw
d1t04 - Loser
d1t05 - Me And My Uncle ->
d1t06 - Mexicali Blues
d1t07 - Bird Song
d1t08 - Hell In A Bucket ->
d1t09 - Keep Your Day Job

Set 2:
d1t10 - China Cat Sunflower ->
d1t11 - I Know You Rider
d2t01 - I Need A Miracle ->
d2t02 - Bertha ->
d2t03 - Jam ->
d2t04 - China Doll ->
d2t05 - Drums ->
d2t06 - Space ->
d2t07 - Saint Stephen ->
d2t08 - Throwing Stones ->
d2t09 - Touch Of Grey

Encore:
d2t10 - Johnny B. Goode

Notes

Notes:
-- Disc change is seamless
-- Sugar Magnolia tease before Touch Of Grey
-- Recorded By Rob Eaton
-- Dat provided by J.J. Clifton

Addeddate: 2008-04-29 05:59:34

Identifier: gd1983-10-11.senn441-u87.eaton.miller.91124.sbeok.flac16

Lineage: Dat (Sony R500) -> Sound Devices 744T -> Samplitude Professional v10.02 -> FLAC

Location: New York , NY

Source: (FOB) Sennheiser 441 + (1) Neumann U87 -> Cassette Master (Nakamichi 550) -> Dat (48k)

Transferred by: Charlie Miller

Type: sound

Venue: Madison Square Garden

Year: 1983

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Reviewer: jazz.mann - - November 10, 2023
Subject: St. Stephen t-shirt for sale

This was one of the top 5 hottest Dead shows I ever saw (out of about 70 between 82 and 92). Yes, there are some ragged moments vocally (words and otherwise), ... but the energy is/was off da hook and for me that is far more important. WangDang was a breakout or close to it (at least rare at the time), and therefore notable. Jack Straw and Birdsong were also first set highlights, but there were no weak links. As is most often the case, they really stepped up their game in the second set. The entire pre-drums run was just rockin, especially Bertha. And if I recall correctly, China Doll was not in rotation much or at all at that time, and I think it was a big deal because Phil sang on that one (had his own mike), and that was a first in several years. I dont think much more needs to be said about the St Stephen rendition, except that the ragged moments were nothing in comparison to the energy coming from the stage. And the energy coming back at the stage when the crowd recognized and appreciated the song, was never topped at any other show I attended (matrix or aud a must for this show). In my opinion, the Stones that followed might be the best rendition they ever played (before it got all locked down in the jam section). The rest of the set finished just as high energy and it was a night I will never forget. Oh yeah, did I forget to mention that as luck would have it, I had a large bag full of original St Stephen t-shirts I made the night before with some friends tucked under my seat that were to go on sale after the show. Holy crap what a cosmic coincidence!!! They had a border of roses with a SYF scull in the middle. But instead of the lighting in the center of the skull there was a three color rainbow in the yin-yang shape (blue and red on either side of the rainbow with the two dots). the rainbow came spilling out of the scull jaws and spread into a pool below. It said on top: "One man gathers" and on the bottom: "What another man spills." needless to say they were an almost instant sell out. but the next night, I couldn't get a ticket, and outside the show, some asshole cop ripped open my bag of shirts and threw them into the crowd/street. and of course it being NYC, everyone grabbed them and ran. People asked me how I knew the Dead were gonna break out St Stephen and my reply was: "how did the Dead know I made the shirts the night before?"

Reviewer: kbmill - August 11, 2016
Subject: bread crumb

The first St. Stephen in nearly 5 years. the first of the post Keith and Donna era. I remember getting this tape and being blown away. They played it ...

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